• Capital Comic Book Convention Spring 13th Edition

    Billings Bridge / RA Centre Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Comic-focused convention at the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive. Vendors, artists, writers, creators, and collector-heavy crowd. One of the clearer niche draw events that weekend. General admissions: CA$9.85 VIP Admission (Early Access 10am): 14.11

  • RiSE UP Ottawa Music Fest (Opening Night)

    Elgin, Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Indie/alternative music festival kickoff at Live on Elgin, strong local music scene, energetic nightlife crowd

  • Lowest of the Low performing Shakespeare My Butt

    Centretown · The Bronson 211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Canadian alt-rock veterans Lowest of the Low live performing Shakespeare My Butt to celebrate its 35th Anniversary. 19+ show.

  • Sicard Artist Series – Fourth Stage NAC

    NAC · Fourth Stage 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Emerging Canadian Indigenous artist performing Indigenous/Singer-Songwriter/Folk. Part of the John and Pina Sicard Artist Series that spotlights rising Canadian talent at the intimate Fourth Stage. John and Pina Sicard have generously supported this series to shine the spotlight on emerging Canadian artists in the Fourth Stage. This gift will ensure that Canadian music makers developing […]

  • An intimate tale of waiting (NAC French Theatre)

    Azrieli Studio, NAC 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Bilingual French Theatre production presented by NAC French Theatre. Three theatrical stars sparkle in a rare alignment: a brilliant director, a radiant actress and the Sun herself, Annie Ernaux, the […]

  • SoulRhythms (Afro-Caribbean dance workshop)

    Peter A. Herrndorf Place, National Arts Centre 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Free weekly drop-in Afro-Caribbean dance workshop by Cultural Arts Studio. Travels through movement and dance traditions from across Africa and the Caribbean. 45 minutes, all ages and dance levels welcome. […]

  • Glengarry Renaissance Festival

    Glengarry County Fairgrounds 35 Fair Street, Maxville, Ontario, Canada

    The Glengarry Renaissance Festival is an annual two-day immersive festival transporting attendees to a medieval Scottish village of the 1500s, held in Maxville approximately one hour from Ottawa. The festival features live jousting with knights on horseback, falconry demonstrations, sword demonstrations, bardic entertainment, stage shows, interactive Renaissance characters, and vendors selling period-appropriate goods and food […]

  • Frame of Mind: 10 Years of Creative Space

    Ottawa Art Gallery 10 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Frame of Mind is the 9th exhibition in the Creative Space program, a partnership between the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and the Ottawa Art Gallery celebrating its 10th year of using artmaking as a tool for wellness and community connection. The exhibition features work created across fall and winter sessions using acrylic painting and […]

  • Intertwined – A concurrent exhibition

    Ottawa Art Gallery 10 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Intertwined is a concurrent exhibition at the Ottawa Art Gallery running through August 2, 2026, bringing together artists to explore humanity's increasingly complex relationship to the natural world through their works. The show features multiple artists working across a range of disciplines and takes up space across the OAG's five-floor programming venue at 10 Daly […]